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US Deploys 8 F-22 Raptors To Japan To Stabilize Region: Media

January 22, 2016 @ 10:20 AM

The US has deployed eight F-22 Raptor stealth fighters to Japan in the wake of North Koreas fourth nuclear test and Taiwans elections. Japans Fuji Television carried a report suggesting the deployment may be part of efforts to stabilize the region after Taiwan elected a pro-independence president, Tsai Ing-wen, last week and North Koreas conducted its fourth nuclear test on Jan
India To Finalize Design For Second Indigenous Aircraft Carrier By Year End

January 22, 2016 @ 09:07 AM

India expects to finalize the design for the largest aircraft carrier weighing about 100,000 tons for the navy. “The indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC-II) would be of 65,000 tons and will be capable of carrying over 50 aircraft
Raytheon Wins US Navy Contract For Weapons Systems Integration Support

January 22, 2016 @ 08:06 AM

Raytheon Missile Systems has won a $12 million US Navy contract to provide up to 52,473 hours of advanced technology insertion and integration support of weapons systems. The systems supported include AIM-9 Sidewinder, AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (AMRAAM), AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), R/UGM-109 Tomahawk, XM982 Excalibur, BGM-71 tube-launched, optically-tracked, wireless-guided (TOW) missile, Standard missile, Evolved Sea Sparrow missile, Talon, Pyros and Griffin
Lockheed Martin Wins $92 million Contract For Qatar Patriot Missile

January 22, 2016 @ 07:57 AM

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $92 million contract for Qatar PATRIOT missile support, the US Department of Defense announced Thursday. This foreign military sales contract awarded by US Army will see Lockheed Martin provide a PATRIOT Advanced Capability-3 and Missile Segment Enhancement Multi-Band Radio Frequency Data Link obsolescence redesign
EASA Certifies Airbus Helicopters' H145 For Max Take-Off Weight

January 21, 2016 @ 01:20 PM

Airbus Helicopters has been awarded the certification of the increased maximum take-off weight (MTOW) for the H145 by European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in December last year. With this enhancement, the helicopter can carry an extra 50kg, raising the MTOW to a total of 3
Finmeccanica Group As ‘One Company’ At Bahrain Airshow 2016

January 21, 2016 @ 12:10 PM

Finmeccanica group will showcase products from Airborne & Space Systems”, “Land & Naval Defence Electronics” and “Security & Information Systems” divisions as ‘One Company at Bahrain Airshow from Jan 21 till 23. Finmeccanica has become one organisation operating in aerospace, defence and security, with new governance and operating model, organised into sectors and divisions and replacing the previous model of a holding company of separately controlled businesses, the company said in a statement Thursday
General Atomics To Supply MQ-9 Reaper Drones To France

January 20, 2016 @ 08:29 AM

General Atomics has won a $43 million US Air Force foreign military sales contract to supply France with MQ-9 Reaper Drones. Work is expected to be complete by Oct
Syrian Army Rides Motorcycles To Liberate Border Town From Militants

January 20, 2016 @ 08:09 AM

To recapture the town of Salma, located in northeastern Latakia, roughly 15 miles from the Turkish border, Syrian army relies on motorbikes. The army opted for a new strategy because the citys narrow alleyways and surrounding forests which made it difficult for the armed forces to fight against the militants
Lockheed Martin Wins $14 Million Target Sight System For Pakistani AH-1Z Choppers

January 19, 2016 @ 02:48 PM

Lockheed Martin has won $14.2 million contract for the procurement of non-recurring engineering requirements on the Target Sight System (TSS) for Pakistan
Orbital ATK Tests 3D-Printed Hypersonic Engine Combustor

January 19, 2016 @ 02:44 PM

Orbital ATK has successfully tested a 3D-printed hypersonic engine combustor at NASA Langley Research Center. The combustor, produced through an additive manufacturing process known as powder bed fusion (PBF), was subjected to a variety of high-temperature hypersonic flight conditions over the course of 20 days, including one of the longest duration propulsion wind tunnel tests ever recorded for a unit of this kind

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